Well we went today, and I've blogged about it. As I haven't made ten or more posts here though I can't put the link to it up, and I'm loathed to go through uploading all the photos here too.
Any way round this?

Add a load of posts? Or email one of the mods?

Well I have read in complete the posts on this forum, and have attended the event that some of you describe as a con.

I have myself witnessed a scene set in a park that has been made to bring the magical feel to christmas to life in YES a natural rain soaked woodland in the New forest. To my amazement I cannot believe the critisism that this event is receiveing, an amazing back drop of lights up lighting along the tunnell, although this was witnessed at 6pm, the magical lighting through the tunnel and a back drop nativity scene lit up showing baby jesus, and the mud field is actually a sand dune effect, the husky pen then gives a feel of lapland as it opens into the show.

the log cabins may not be log, but are far from your cheap £99 B&Q sheds as described, the reindeer are not chained and actually come to the fence to be touched, the turkey, piglets pigmy goats and rabbits are gorgeous animals that children would love to see, the husky cabin is very informative, there is free facepainting, free balloon artist, free magicians plenty of helpful elves maybe not in costume that you would expect but dressed up non the less.

children are greeted by snowmen, santa, elves and all staff seem happy to help albeit being threatend and abused by ADULTS???????? I have never seen an event where a member of public assults a friendly member of staff and it was disgraceful to see someone willing to try and help being threatend by paying public, maybe the organisers should of thrown the lady in question off of the event? yes there are queing systems to any event with santa, and demand to see santa made queing a nightmare, but measures were taken to speed up the viewing.

with regard the photographs, some say £8, £10, £15 what one is it? i saw a sign for £8 i even heard yesterday that 2 guys had a fight over the last of icing sugar at the gingerbread hut, are british people just expecting too much these days for their money?

the toy shop was even being looted! has this country gone mad?

have you not all realised that this event is for children? I would go again, and im sure many others would as well.



on a few points, i think that people should arrive later in the day to get the effect of the tunnel of light, take provisions for standing in the good old british rainy weather, this is an outdoor event afterall.

just my views, but this event doesent need the grief it is getting, and you cannot compare entry to a theme park, because this is a winter land that is set to bring happiness for christmas for the CHILDREN!!!

and just for record I did see a container with snow buisness written on it today, so again i do believe that snow buisness have done the snow.

hope this helps some who may be looking to go, and remember it is just for the children.

I take it you work there then?

Maybe 6pm is the right time to go, all the children got fed up of waiting for hours on end to see santa. I really really truely feel that £200 was way way way too expensive to spend on this day out. Can you honestly hand on your heart say that this was well worth the £25-£30 per head to go there??

I am glad you enjoyed the event but i think you will realise that you are in a majority of one.

Whilst I would not condone any agression toward staff who are clearly not to blame for this disgrace, the reason it is happening is because the british public can see when they are being taken for a ride !!

I think over the next few days the media ,both television and papers will be reporting extensively on this "attraction". I would also be very suprised if both trading standards and dorset council do not get involved.

Surely the fact staff are walking out and telling people visiting it is a con and explaining best way to get money back says it all !!!

This photo makes me sick - The thought of one of the activities being 'kids in a garden shed drawing pictures, while having the company of a teddy bear elf'..



I think we could all do a better job in our back gardens.

Oh my goodness! Either daisy1daisy is the organiser or she is being payed. What a load of rubbish. I don't think your little speech is going to change the minds of hundreds of people that have had the misfortune of experiencing the scam. Crying children does not convey happy children!

daisy1daisy you obviously own this farce or you went to a different event, I just hope the organisers feel really proud of steeling money from children, because in effect that what they have done.

daisy1daisy, you are obviously part of the gypsie family that organised this complete sham!! if you actually did any organising! The biggest rip off devastating day out for my daughter i could ever imagine. I am ashamed and angry at myself for being duped into this and paying good money for something that shattered my daughters illusion of a magical xmas! And to think we normally take her to disney land paris at xmas, i just want to cry! I hope the people behind this are utterly ashamed of themselves. Please if you are still thinking of going, for gods sake dont bother.